Combined cane and umbrella



No. 752,740. PATENTED FEB. 23, 1904.

J. r. WILKINS. COMBINED CANE-AND UMBRELLA.

APPLIUATIONIILED OUT. 27. 1903.

no MODEL.

THE mums vs'rsns caquofaumm WASHINGTON n. c.

witnesses UNITED STATES Patented February 23, 1904.

JULIA F. WILKINS, OF SIMPSONVILLE, TEXAS.

COMBINED CANE AND UMBRELLA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 752,740, dated February 23, 1904.

Application filed October 27, 1903. Serial No. 178,715- (No model.)

This invention relates to combined canes and umbrellas, the principal object of the invention being to provide a combination article of the class referred to in which the body of the cane is made hollow or tubular and forms a case in which the umbrella when folded is adapted to be inserted andconfined and concealed.

A further object of the invention is to provide a combined plug and clamp which is removably inserted in the lower end of. the case and which serves to retain the umbrella in place when inserted in the case and also to clamp the staff of the umbrella when the latter is withdrawn from the case and raised or opened.

A further object of the invention is to provide, in connection with the aforesaid plug and clamp, means whereby said plug and clamp is ejected and inserted, said means being controlled from the opposite end of the case to that in which the plug is inserted.

With the above and other objects in view, the nature of which will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described, illustrated, and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through the case or body of the cane, showing the folded umbrella inserted therein, the combined plug and clamp, and the operating means therefor. Fig. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal section through the lower end of the cane inverted, showing the manner of clamping the umbrella-staff in place. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section through the opposite end portion of the case, showing the lon-' gitudinally-extensible staff and the manner of fastening the same.

' Like reference-numerals designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawlngs.

Referringto the drawings, 1 designates the body of the cane, which is in the form of a tubular shell and preferably made tapering to resemble an ordinary cane, the said shell forming the case in which the umbrella 2 is inserted when folded compactly.

In the lower end of the case 1 is inserted a combined plug and clamp 8, the inner portion of which is made tapering, as shown, so as to provide a wedging fit between the plug and the end of the case, while the outer portion of the plug may be either tapered or rounded, like the ferrule or bottom piece of an ordinary cane or umbrella. The plug 3 when in position closes the lower end of the case 1 and serves to retain the umbrella 2 in place, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, in which the lower extremity of the umbrella-shaft is shown as resting against the inner end of said plug. The opposite end of the case is closed by means of a head-cap 4, which is made removable in any convenient way-*as by threading the same thereon in the manner illustrated in Fig. 1.

The means for operating the combined plug and clamp 3 consists of a push-button 5, arranged at the upper end of the case 1, the shank 6 of said button passing downward into the cane and extending a short distance lengthwise thereof, where it passes through an opening in the guiding-web and spring-seat 7. A push-button-controlling spring 8 encircles the shank of the push-button and is interposed between the web or seat 7 and a shoulder 9 thereon, said spring serving to force the push-button outward, while the shoulder 7 limits the outward movement of the push-button by coming in contact with the inner surface of the headcap 4. A plug-operating connection'lO eX- 3 outward from the lower end of the case 1 and allows the same to swing to one side, thereby permitting the umbrella to slide outward from the lower end of said case. When tlgeumbrella is folded and restored to its position within the case, the push-button 5 is released, whereby the spring 8 acts to draw the plug 3 back into the end of the case until it occupies the position shown in Fig. 1 and serves to retain the umbrella within the case.

The staff of the umbrella is longitudinally extensible, being composed of members 12 and 13, adapted to slide longitudinally one upon the other. By preference one of said members, as 12, is made tubular, while the other member, 13, is made of a size adapting it to slide or telescope within the member 12. The member 13 is also slotted, as shown at 14, to receive a pin 15, extending transversely through the adjacent end of the member 12, so as to limit the outward movement of the member 12 when raising or hoisting the umbrella. At its inner end the member 13 is provided with an opening which receives a stationary stay-pin 16, passing transversely through the case 1. By the means described the staff of the umbrella is permanently anchored within the case 1, but is capable of longitudinal extension to an extent which will permit the umbrella-cover frame to pass entirely out of the lower end of the case, so that the umbrella may be raised or opened.

Upon ejecting the combined plug and clamp 3 the umbrella slides outward from the lower end of the case until its outward movement is arrested by the members of the longitudinallyextensible shaft reaching the limit of their movement. The push-button 5 is then released, whereupon the plug 3 is drawn backward into the lower end of the case. It will be noted that the plug 3 is provided with a clamping-groove 17 of a size adapting it to receive the outer member 12 of the umbrellastaff in the manner shown in Fig. 2, so that the umbrella-staff is confined or clamped between the plug and the inner surface of the lower end of the case 1. The umbrella may then be raised or opened in the usual way.

In order to reinsert the umbrella within the case, the umbrella is first lowered or closed, then rolled or wrapped, and while pressing upon the button 5, which serves to eject the plug 3, the umbrella is pushed back into the case 1, and when fully reinserted the pushbutton 5 is released, thereby causing the spring 8 to draw the said plug into the lower end of the case, whereupon the article is adapted for use as an ordinary cane.

I do not desire to be limited to the details of construction hereinabove set forth, and accordingly reserve the right to make such changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction as properly fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is 1. A combined umbrella and cane comprising a tubular case forming the body of the cane, a plug removably inserted in the lower end of the case, a plug-ejecting device, comprising a push-button at the opposite end of the case and a connection between the button and plug, and an umbrella removably inserted in and removable from the lower end of the case andretained in place by the plug.

2. A combined umbrella and cane comprising a tubular case forming the body of the cane, a plug removably inserted in the lower end of the case, a plug-controlling device located at the opposite end of the case, and an umbrella removably inserted in the lower end of the case and retained in place by the plug, the plug being adapted to clamp and hold the staff of the umbrella when the latter is raised.

3. A combined umbrella and cane comprising a tubular case forming the body of the cane, a plug removably inserted in the lower end of the case, an umbrella removably inserted in the lower end of the case and retained in place by the plug, a plug-operating device embodying a push-button at the handle end of the cane, and a connection between the button and plug.

4. A combined umbrella and cane comprising a tubular case forming the body of the cane, a plug removably inserted in the lower end of the case, an umbrella removably inserted in the lower end of the case, a plug ejecting and inserting device embodying a push-button at the opposite or handle end of the cane, and a connection between the button and plug, the plug being adapted to clamp and hold the staff of the umbrella when the latter is raised.

5. A combined umbrella and cane, comprising a tubular case forming the body of the cane, a plug removably inserted in the lower end of the case, a plug-operating device, and an umbrella removably inserted in the lower end of the case and comprising a longitudinally-extensible staff one end of which is fastened within the. case, the plug being adapted to clamp and hold the staff of the umbrella when the latter is raised.

6. A combined umbrella and cane comprising a tubular case, forming the body of the cane, a plug removably inserted in the lower end of the case, an umbrella removably inserted in the lower end of the case and retained in place by the plug, and a plugejecting device consisting of a push-button at the handle end of the cane, and a plug-operating connection actuated by said push-bu tton and having a jointed connection with the plug.

7. A combined umbrella and cane comprising a tubular case forming the body of the cane, a combined plug and umbrella-staff clamp removably inserted in the lower end of IIO the case and provided with a clamping-groove to receive and hold the umbrella-stafi, a plugoperating device, and an umbrella removably inserted in the lower end of the case and retained in place by the plug.

8. A combined umbrella and cane compris ing a tubular case forming the body of the cane, a tapered plug removably insertedwith a wedging fit in the lower end of the case, a

plug ejecting and insertingdevice, and an um- I brella removably inserted in the lower end of the case and retained in place by the plug.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JULIA F. WILKINS. Witnesses:

J. F. Comm, 0. THOMAS. 

